Types of affixes in modern
English
Productive
Non-productive
are those ones which take
part in new words
derivation in this particular
period of language
development
аre those ones no longer
used in the process of wordbuilding

• An affixless way of word- building which consists
of making a new word from existing ones by
changing the category of a part of speech , the
morphemic shape of the original word remains
unchanged
• E.G, nurse (n) – to nurse

Verbs from nouns
E.G. to hand, to back, to face , to screen
Nouns from verbs
E.G. do (It is the strangest do I have ever
participated in), go (in the meaning of
energy), move, walk
Verbs from adjectives
E.G. to yellow, to cool, to grey

• 1) the name of a tool made from noun EG to hammer , to nail, to pin
• 2) a verb based on animal- noun
EG to dog , to wolf, to ape
• 3) a part of a human body
EG to eye, to elbow, to leg
• 4) the name of profession or occupation
EG to cook , to groom
• the name of a meal (to lunch , to supper)